Clamping means for caskets



April 29, 1930. J. E. FALCK 1,756,185

CLAMPING MEANS FOR GASKETS Filed May 10, 1927 :rosE H R. FALCK, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNoRTo NATIONAL cAsKRT COMPANY, INooRPoRATED, or PITTSBURGH,

caskets, and more particularly to metal cas-,

Patented Apri 29, 1930v j 1 UNrrto' srarss I r ms? sme t New YORK Application filed May 10,

The present invention relates broadly to ketsand to improved means for use in connection therewith for effectively sealing the same. p

The demand for metal caskets is a gradual ly increasing one, due to the inherentcharacteristics thereof, but even at thepresent time the means available for sealing the same,

while accomplishing a complete sealing, have not been altogether satisfactory. The presentinvention hasfor one of its objects, the provision of an improved casket structure and improved clamping means for use in connection therewith, by reason of which a more desirable construction is provided.

In the accompanying drawings there is shown for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment of my invention, it being understood thatthe drawings do notgdefine the limits of the invention, as changes in the construction and operation disclosedtherein maybe made without departing either from the spirit of the invention or the scope of my broader claims. j

In the drawings, I Figure 1 1s a partial transverse sectional view through a portion of a casket, constructed in accordance with the present invention and illustrating in elevation an lmproved clamping-means in position thereon,

401 1. c a direction of'the arrows.

1 the front thereof,-

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the clamp shown in Figure 1 looking at the samefrom Figure 3 is a View partly in section and partly inelevation along the line TIL-III of Figure 2, and,

Figure 4. 1s a transverse sectional View on the line Fi -11V of Figure 3, looking the In accordance with the present invention,

there may be provided ametal casket, the

mainbody portion of which may be constructed any desired manner. The upper por- 4 "tion 2 of the main body is preferably formed with aninwardly projecting portion providing a shelf 3 terminating in an upstanding edge 4, the extreme upper end of which is bent inwardly, outwardly and then downwardly,

as clearly illustrated in Figure 3 toprovide an cLAMPING vrRANs PoR cAsKETs 1927. Seria'lNo. 190,159. I outwardly projecting portion 5 with shoulder 6. a Y

The cover 7 may likewise be of any desired constructlon, and at its lower edge is shaped to provide achannel 8 for the reception of a packing strip 9. V The channel constitutes an PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or" outwardly projecting portionon the cover" necessary, in use, to provide. some means for:

clamping the cover in position in such manner that-the packingstrip 9 will efiect a hermetic closure between the body and the cover; Heretofore, where it has been 'desirecl'to accomplish this result without projectionof the fastening means-into the body of the casket, a comparatively expensive structure has been necessitated, I In accordance with the present invention these difliculties are obviatedby the provision of thetwo outwardly projecting. POIt IODS QIIlthG cover and body, so arranged, that they may effectivelyjcooperate with an;

improved clamping means This clamp}; ing meanscomprlses a body port1on'12,fpreferably of generally channel shaped cross section, having formed thereon one; or ,more

clamp portions 13, preferably formed .with' downwardly inclined -clamp1ng-faces. ll. Slidably. mounted wi'thin' the f body isa clamping member lfi provided with a clamp- 16 having an upwardly in-T ing projection clmed face 17, as clearly appears ronrFigure 3 of the drawings, thereby providing a,sub-

stantially C shaped clamp.

For effecting movement of the clamping .member 15 there .may be provided a screw 1 18 having threaded engagement *with, the

member. 15, whereby upon rotation of the sorewthe member .v15'is moved axially of the same'in one direction or the ;other. This screwmay be provided with an enlarged head 19 formed withfa peripherally extending groove,20,;with which cooperates transversely extending pin 21 constituting an illterlocking engagement such that disengagement of the screw and body is prevented. After a clamping member has been threaded into position, the lower end of the screw 18 may be peened over, or otherwise distorted, as indicated at 22 to prevent accidental .loss of such clamping member.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that with a construction as herein illustrated, a cover may be readily clamped in position without any possibility of leakage into or from the body of the casket, such as is apt to occur where the body is perforated, and without any possibility of corrosion or other deterioration of the clamping means,v such as occurs when the clamping means is subject to the conditions within the casket.

The provision of the shoulders 6 and 10 on the outwardly projecting portions of the cover and casket in conjunction with the inclined faces on the clamping projections preeludes possibility of'outward movement of the clamping means, and insures maximum e-fiiciency thereof at all times. It will also be understood that any desired number of clamping means may be applied, as required.

Certain advantages of the present invention arise from the provision of a casket which may be constructed without perforations of any nature whatever for the reception of the cover clamping means.

Other advantages of the invention arise my hand. v

JOSEPH 'E. FALCK.

from the provision of a casket structure 7 having both the cover and body formed with outwardly projecting portions adapted for effective cooperation with detachable clamping means.

Still further advantages of the invention arise from the use of clamping means which may be quickly slipped into and out of position, and which are of such construction that they embrace the outwardly projecting'portions on :thebody and cover and effectively hold the cover in position at point or points externally of the casket body.

I clai1n:

1. Clamping means for caskets, compris mg achannel shaped body of substantially uniform cross section havmg open end portions freely open throughoutsubstantially I @the entire width of the channel, arscrew in said bodyprojecting through one end, means for interlock] ng the screw with the body, and engaging means operable by the screw and -movable through the other end of-said body.

2. Clamping means for caskets, comprising a channel shaped body of substantially uniform cross section having open end portions freely open throughout substantially the entirewidth of the channel, a screw in said body pro ecting through one end, said screw having an enlarged bearing portion within' said body, means cooperatlng with said on- 

